Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session January 15, 2026
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   24.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   60.94   29.25  A   2                 2                1.53(OA) David Branch - Gary Neisler
  2   63.04   30.26  C   1     1     1     1     1          2.04(OA) Verlyn Stahlecker - Milton Birmingham
  3   48.44   23.25  B   3     2           3     2          1.21(OB) Ginger Kennedy - Kay Jones
  4   40.63   19.50  C                                               Cynthia Benton - Randy Eads
  6   44.56   21.39  C                                               Joyce Anderson - John Robbins
  7   47.40   22.75  C               2                      0.46(SC) Lynda Crawford - Lillian Ethridge
  8   45.31   21.75  A                                               Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 10 8 2
♥	Q 7 2
♦	J 7
♣	A K 6 4

♠	3
♥	J 9 6 5 4 3
♦	Q 8 6
♣	J 10 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K J 7 4
♥	A 10
♦	A 3
♣	9 7 5 2

♠	9 6 5
♥	K 8
♦	K 10 9 5 4 2
♣	Q 8

EW 2♥; N 1♠; N 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par −100: N 2♠×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	W	−1	50		1.50	0.50	4-Benton-Eads	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
1 ♠	E	−1	50		1.50	0.50	8-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler
1 NT	W	2		120	0.00	2.00	7-Crawford-Ethridge	3-Kennedy-Jones

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 7 4
♥	9 7 6
♦	Q 8 5 4
♣	A K 2

♠	K 10 3
♥	Q 3 2
♦	A 9 7 6
♣	7 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 8 6
♥	A K 10 8
♦	K 10 3
♣	J 4

♠	A 5 2
♥	J 5 4
♦	J 2
♣	Q 10 9 8 6

EW 3♠; EW 3♥; EW 1N; EW 2♦; EW 1♣;
Par −140: EW 1♥+2; EW 1♠+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	W	−3	150		2.00	0.00	7-Crawford-Ethridge	3-Kennedy-Jones
1 NT	W	−1	50		1.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♦	E	2		90	0.00	2.00	4-Benton-Eads	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 8 5
♥	K 10 6 4 3 2
♦	K 9 6
♣	3

♠	Q 10 4
♥	J 9 8
♦	A 10 8 2
♣	K J 5

N
W		E
S

♠	7 3
♥	A 7 5
♦	Q J 7 4
♣	Q 9 7 2

♠	A K J 6 2
♥	Q
♦	5 3
♣	A 10 8 6 4

NS 3♠; NS 2♥; NS 1♣;
Par +140: NS 1♠+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	4	170		1.50	0.50	4-Benton-Eads	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 ♠	S	4	170		1.50	0.50	7-Crawford-Ethridge	3-Kennedy-Jones
2 ♠	S	3	140		0.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K
♥	K Q 2
♦	10 6 4 3
♣	J 7 6 4

♠	9 6 5 3
♥	7
♦	K Q 8 5 2
♣	Q 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 7
♥	A J 9 6 5 3
♦	9 7
♣	10 5

♠	Q 8 4 2
♥	10 8 4
♦	A J
♣	A K 9 3

NS 3N; NS 4♣; NS 2♠; NS 2♥; S 2♦; N 1♦;
Par +600: NS 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	3	600		2.00	0.00	7-Crawford-Ethridge	3-Kennedy-Jones
4 ♣	N	−1		100	0.50	1.50	4-Benton-Eads	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NT	N	−1		100	0.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	6
♥	A 9
♦	K 10 9 6 5 3
♣	K J 4 3

♠	Q 9 3 2
♥	J 10 8 4
♦	J
♣	A Q 9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 4
♥	K 7 5 3
♦	A 7 2
♣	10 5 2

♠	A 10 8 7 5
♥	Q 6 2
♦	Q 8 4
♣	7 6

NS 4♦; NS 1N; EW 1♥; W 1♣;
Par +130: NS 3♦+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	N	4	130		2.00	0.00	7-Crawford-Ethridge	6-Anderson-Robbins
3 ♥	E	−1	50		0.50	1.50	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Benton-Eads
3 ♥	W	−1	50		0.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Ream	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10
♥	7 6 5 3
♦	6 5
♣	A J 9 8 7 5

♠	A Q J 8 5
♥	Q J 8
♦	A 9
♣	K 10 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 6
♥	4 2
♦	Q J 10 3 2
♣	6 4 3

♠	7 4 3 2
♥	A K 10 9
♦	K 8 7 4
♣	Q

EW 3♠; EW 2N; NS 2♥; EW 2♦; NS 2♣;
Par −140: EW 3♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	W	−2	200		2.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Benton-Eads
3 ♠	W	−1	100		0.50	1.50	7-Crawford-Ethridge	6-Anderson-Robbins
3 ♠	W	−1	100		0.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Ream	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 7 6
♥	10 7
♦	A 10 8 5
♣	K Q 4 2

♠	K J 5 4 2
♥	J 8
♦	K Q 4
♣	A 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 3
♥	A K Q 4 2
♦	J 7 3 2
♣	7

♠	A 8
♥	9 6 5 3
♦	9 6
♣	J 10 9 5 3

EW 3♠; EW 3♥; EW 1N; EW 2♦; NS 2♣;
Par −140: EW 2♥+1; EW 2♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	−1	100		2.00	0.00	7-Crawford-Ethridge	6-Anderson-Robbins
4 ♠	W	4		620	0.50	1.50	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Benton-Eads
4 ♠	W	4		620	0.50	1.50	8-Spangler-Ream	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	—
♥	A K Q 9 2
♦	A J 10 5 4
♣	K 5 2

♠	A K J 6 2
♥	8 4
♦	K 9 6 2
♣	7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	10 8 7 5 4 3
♥	6
♦	Q 3
♣	Q J 10 3

♠	Q 9
♥	J 10 7 5 3
♦	8 7
♣	A 9 8 4

NS 6♥; EW 3♠; NS 4♣; NS 3♦; NS 1N;
Par +500: EW 6♠×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	5	450		2.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Benton-Eads
4 ♥	N	4	420		1.00	1.00	7-Crawford-Ethridge	6-Anderson-Robbins
4 ♠	E	−1	50		0.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Ream	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 10 8
♥	10 7 2
♦	Q J 6 2
♣	A K Q

♠	J 9 2
♥	A K 5 4 3
♦	5 4
♣	6 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A 7 6 5
♥	J 8 6
♦	A 9 7
♣	J 10 8

♠	K 4 3
♥	Q 9
♦	K 10 8 3
♣	9 7 3 2

NS 3♦; NS 3♣; NS 1N; NS 1♠; EW 1♥;
Par +110: NS 2♣+1; NS 2♦+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	N	3	110		1.50	0.50	1-Branch-Neisler	7-Crawford-Ethridge
3 ♦	N	3	110		1.50	0.50	6-Anderson-Robbins	4-Benton-Eads
1 NT	N	1	90		0.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Ream	3-Kennedy-Jones

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 5
♥	9 7 5
♦	9 4
♣	K Q 10 5 4 2

♠	K Q 9 6
♥	Q 10 8 6 3
♦	A J
♣	J 3

N
W		E
S

♠	8 7 3 2
♥	A K 4 2
♦	K Q 10 8 6
♣	—

♠	A 10 4
♥	J
♦	7 5 3 2
♣	A 9 8 7 6

EW 6♠; EW 6♥; EW 5♦; NS 3♣;
Par −1100: NS 7♣×−4

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	6		680	1.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	7-Crawford-Ethridge
4 ♥	W	6		680	1.00	1.00	6-Anderson-Robbins	4-Benton-Eads
4 ♥	W	6		680	1.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Ream	3-Kennedy-Jones

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	10 9 2
♥	Q 4 2
♦	8 7 4 3
♣	10 4 2

♠	A K 7 6 4
♥	10 9 7
♦	A J 6
♣	9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 8
♥	A K 5 3
♦	Q 2
♣	A K Q 6 5

♠	J 5 3
♥	J 8 6
♦	K 10 9 5
♣	J 8 7

EW 7N; EW 7♠; EW 7♣; EW 6♥; EW 5♦;
Par −1520: EW 7N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	W	6		990	2.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	7-Crawford-Ethridge
6 NT	W	7		1020	1.00	1.00	6-Anderson-Robbins	4-Benton-Eads
7 ♠	W	7		1510	0.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Ream	3-Kennedy-Jones

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 9 8
♥	A J 10 9 2
♦	J 9 4
♣	8 2

♠	Q J 7 4 3
♥	K 8 7 3
♦	7 6 2
♣	5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 2
♥	5
♦	K 10 8 5 3
♣	K 9 7 6 4

♠	10 6 5
♥	Q 6 4
♦	A Q
♣	A Q J 10 3

NS 6N; NS 6♥; NS 3♠; NS 4♣; NS 2♦;
Par +1440: NS 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	7	710		2.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Ream	3-Kennedy-Jones
3 NT	S	5	660		1.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	7-Crawford-Ethridge
3 ♥	N	5	200		0.00	2.00	6-Anderson-Robbins	4-Benton-Eads

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 7 5 2
♥	10 9
♦	Q 10 9 8
♣	K 9 6

♠	A 8 6
♥	K 6
♦	A 7 6 5 3 2
♣	A 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 9 3
♥	J 7 4
♦	J
♣	Q J 4 3 2

♠	10 4
♥	A Q 8 5 3 2
♦	K 4
♣	10 8 7

EW 3♠; EW 4♣; EW 1N; EW 2♦; E 1♥;
Par −140: EW 1♠+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	−1	100		2.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Ream	4-Benton-Eads
3 ♦	W	3		110	1.00	1.00	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham	1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♠	E	4		170	0.00	2.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	6-Anderson-Robbins

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	J 10
♥	Q 5
♦	A Q 6 5 2
♣	J 10 5 4

♠	K Q 9 7 6 4
♥	A K J 8 3
♦	—
♣	7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	8
♥	10 6
♦	10 9 4 3
♣	A K Q 9 6 2

♠	A 5 3 2
♥	9 7 4 2
♦	K J 8 7
♣	8

EW 6♠; EW 5♣; EW 3♥; EW 1N; NS 1♦;
Par −980: EW 6♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣	E	4		130	2.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Ream	4-Benton-Eads
3 ♠	W	4		170	1.00	1.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	6-Anderson-Robbins
4 ♠	W	4		420	0.00	2.00	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q J 10 9 7 4 3
♥	6
♦	8 7 2
♣	8 6

♠	A K 6
♥	K J 10 9 5
♦	A K Q 5
♣	3

N
W		E
S

♠	8 5 2
♥	8 3
♦	J 6 3
♣	J 9 5 4 2

♠	—
♥	A Q 7 4 2
♦	10 9 4
♣	A K Q 10 7

EW 2N; EW 2♥; EW 2♦; NS 1♠; NS 1♣;
Par −120: EW 1N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−1	50		2.00	0.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	6-Anderson-Robbins
2 ♠	N	−2		200	1.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Ream	4-Benton-Eads
4 ♣	S	−4		400	0.00	2.00	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	5
♥	K Q 9 4
♦	10 3 2
♣	A K 10 6 2

♠	A Q J 3
♥	8 7 3
♦	J 9 6
♣	J 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 8 6 2
♥	A 6 5 2
♦	Q 8 5
♣	8 5

♠	K 9 7 4
♥	J 10
♦	A K 7 4
♣	Q 9 7

NS 3N; NS 3♥; NS 4♣; NS 3♦; NS 1♠;
Par +400: NS 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	430		2.00	0.00	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham	1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♦	S	4	130		1.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Ream	4-Benton-Eads
6 NT×	N	−2		300	0.00	2.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	6-Anderson-Robbins

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	K 10 7
♥	10 9 8
♦	J
♣	A 10 9 6 4 2

♠	J
♥	K J 5
♦	A Q 10 9 8 6 4 2
♣	Q

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 6 5 2
♥	Q 7
♦	K 7
♣	J 8 7 3

♠	A Q 4 3
♥	A 6 4 3 2
♦	5 3
♣	K 5

NS 4♥; NS 3♠; EW 4♦; NS 4♣;
Par +100: EW 5♦×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	W	−1	100		1.50	0.50	1-Branch-Neisler	6-Anderson-Robbins
5 ♦×	W	−1	100		1.50	0.50	4-Benton-Eads	7-Crawford-Ethridge
5 ♦	W	−1	50		0.00	2.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 5 4
♥	2
♦	A J 10 8 6 4
♣	J 9 8

♠	J 7 3 2
♥	10 6 5
♦	K 3 2
♣	K 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 6
♥	K J 9 7 4
♦	9 7
♣	A Q 2

♠	K Q 8
♥	A Q 8 3
♦	Q 5
♣	10 6 5 4

NS 3N; NS 3♦; NS 2♣; NS 1♠; EW 1♥;
Par +500: EW 4♥×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	E	−2	100		1.50	0.50	1-Branch-Neisler	6-Anderson-Robbins
3 ♥	E	−2	100		1.50	0.50	4-Benton-Eads	7-Crawford-Ethridge
2 ♥	E	−1	50		0.00	2.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 6 4
♥	A J 6 3
♦	A J 10 4 2
♣	9

♠	Q 9
♥	10 8 2
♦	K 7 6
♣	A Q 7 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 5 3 2
♥	Q 7 5 4
♦	Q 8
♣	5 4

♠	K 10 7
♥	K 9
♦	9 5 3
♣	K J 10 8 6

NS 2N; NS 3♦; S 1♠; NS 1♣;
Par +120: NS 1N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	S	3	110		2.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	6-Anderson-Robbins
Pass			Pass		1.00	1.00	4-Benton-Eads	7-Crawford-Ethridge
3 ♦	N	−2		100	0.00	2.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K 9 4 2
♥	K Q 2
♦	A K 5 3
♣	10

♠	7 3
♥	10 8 6 4
♦	Q 7 6
♣	A 9 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 6
♥	A 9 5
♦	J 9 4
♣	K 7 4 2

♠	J 8 5
♥	J 7 3
♦	10 8 2
♣	Q J 6 3

NS 3♠; NS 2N; NS 3♦; NS 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par +140: NS 1♠+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♠	N	3	140		2.00	0.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 ♠	N	2	110		1.00	1.00	4-Benton-Eads	7-Crawford-Ethridge
5 ♠	N	−2		200	0.00	2.00	1-Branch-Neisler	6-Anderson-Robbins

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A Q 6 4 3
♥	A J 7 4 2
♦	A 9
♣	8

♠	10 9
♥	10 8 6
♦	K J 7 3
♣	K 10 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 2
♥	Q 5 3
♦	Q 5 2
♣	Q J 9 5

♠	J 7 5
♥	K 9
♦	10 8 6 4
♣	A 4 3 2

NS 5♠; NS 4♥; NS 2N; NS 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par +650: NS 4♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	5	650		2.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Ream	6-Anderson-Robbins
4 ♠	N	4	620		0.50	1.50	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham	7-Crawford-Ethridge
4 ♠	N	4	620		0.50	1.50	4-Benton-Eads	3-Kennedy-Jones

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K J 7 3 2
♥	9 7 6
♦	10 9 4
♣	A 8

♠	Q 9 5
♥	K J 8 2
♦	5 3
♣	K 7 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	6 4
♥	Q 10 5 4
♦	A K Q J 8 6 2
♣	—

♠	A 10 8
♥	A 3
♦	7
♣	Q J 10 9 5 4 3

NS 3♠; EW 3♥; EW 4♦; NS 4♣;
Par −100: NS 4♠×−1; NS 5♣×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−1	100		1.50	0.50	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham	7-Crawford-Ethridge
5 ♦	E	−1	100		1.50	0.50	8-Spangler-Ream	6-Anderson-Robbins
6 ♣×	S	−3		500	0.00	2.00	4-Benton-Eads	3-Kennedy-Jones

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	—
♥	A 9 6 2
♦	Q 10 9 8 6
♣	A 10 7 4

♠	K Q 9 4 2
♥	4
♦	A J 7 3
♣	Q 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 8 7 6 5
♥	K J 7
♦	K 5 2
♣	2

♠	10 3
♥	Q 10 8 5 3
♦	4
♣	K J 9 6 3

EW 4♠; NS 4♥; NS 4♣; EW 1N; W 2♦; E 1♦;
Par −200: NS 5♣×−1; NS 5♥×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♠×	W	−1	200		2.00	0.00	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham	7-Crawford-Ethridge
4 ♠	W	4		620	1.00	1.00	8-Spangler-Ream	6-Anderson-Robbins
4 ♠	W	5		650	0.00	2.00	4-Benton-Eads	3-Kennedy-Jones

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	9 8 2
♥	A 10 6 2
♦	3
♣	A 8 6 5 3

♠	A Q 5
♥	Q 9 8 4
♦	K Q 10 7 4
♣	7

N
W		E
S

♠	7
♥	J 3
♦	A J 9 8 6 5
♣	Q J 10 4

♠	K J 10 6 4 3
♥	K 7 5
♦	2
♣	K 9 2

NS 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 2N; NS 1♣;
Par −100: NS 4♠×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	W	−2	100		2.00	0.00	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham	7-Crawford-Ethridge
5 ♦	W	−1	50		1.00	1.00	4-Benton-Eads	3-Kennedy-Jones
5 ♦	W	5		400	0.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Ream	6-Anderson-Robbins

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K Q J
♥	J 9 7 3
♦	7 5 4
♣	K 9 4

♠	10 8 6
♥	K Q
♦	A 10 8 6
♣	Q J 10 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 7 5
♥	10 8 5
♦	J 9 3
♣	8 3 2

♠	4 3 2
♥	A 6 4 2
♦	K Q 2
♣	A 6 5

NS 2♥; NS 1N; EW 1♦;
Par +110: NS 1♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	N	2	120		2.00	0.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	1-Branch-Neisler
1 ♥	N	2	110		1.00	1.00	6-Anderson-Robbins	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 ♥	N	−1		50	0.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Ream	7-Crawford-Ethridge

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 10 7 6
♥	7
♦	A 10 9 6 2
♣	A Q 9

♠	J 9 5 4 2
♥	K J 8 2
♦	K 8 7
♣	8

N
W		E
S

♠	—
♥	A Q 5
♦	Q J 5 4 3
♣	10 6 5 4 3

♠	K Q 8 3
♥	10 9 6 4 3
♦	—
♣	K J 7 2

NS 3N; NS 3♠; NS 2♣; NS 1♥;
Par +600: NS 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	N	3	140		2.00	0.00	6-Anderson-Robbins	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
1 NT	N	2	120		1.00	1.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠	N	−1		100	0.00	2.00	8-Spangler-Ream	7-Crawford-Ethridge

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	9 5 2
♥	K Q J 8 4
♦	8 6 5
♣	J 4

♠	K 7
♥	10 9 3
♦	A Q 10 7 2
♣	6 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 10 8 6
♥	A
♦	J 9 3
♣	A K 9 8

♠	J 4 3
♥	7 6 5 2
♦	K 4
♣	Q 10 7 3

EW 7N; EW 7♠; EW 7♦; EW 5♣; EW 2♥;
Par −1520: EW 7N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	W	5		400	2.00	0.00	8-Spangler-Ream	7-Crawford-Ethridge
4 ♠	E	7		510	1.00	1.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	1-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	E	7		520	0.00	2.00	6-Anderson-Robbins	2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 7 5
♥	A 7 2
♦	9 7 3
♣	A 9 5 4

♠	J 10 6
♥	Q 10 8 5 3
♦	A Q 4
♣	K 8

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 8 3 2
♥	K J 6 4
♦	J 2
♣	Q 7

♠	A 4
♥	9
♦	K 10 8 6 5
♣	J 10 6 3 2

EW 4♥; EW 3♠; NS 3♦; NS 3♣; EW 1N;
Par −420: EW 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	W	−1	50		1.75	0.25	8-Spangler-Ream	7-Crawford-Ethridge
3 ♥	W	4		170	0.25	1.75	3-Kennedy-Jones	1-Branch-Neisler